What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-44116?

CVE-2023-44116 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Emui CVE-2023-44116

CRITICAL

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)

2023-10-11 psirt@huawei.com

Authentication Bypass Emui Harmonyos Huawei

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-306 OWASP Top 10:2025 A07:2025 - Authentication Failures ASVS 5.0 V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could access critical functionality without authentication by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.

No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Vulnerability of access permissions not being strictly verified in the APPWidget module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause some apps to run without being authorized. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Require authentication for all sensitive operations, implement defense in depth.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306), which allows attackers to access critical functionality without authentication. Vulnerability of access permissions not being strictly verified in the APPWidget module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause some apps to run without being authorized. Affected products include: Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Emui.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

Vulnerability of access permissions not being strictly verified in the APPWidget module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause some apps to run without being authorized.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.4%

Top 70% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity CRITICAL

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.4%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

CRITICAL severity

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +49

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication Bypass CRITICAL

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/10/ ADVISORY https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202310-0000001663676540

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